My how things change. I am now living in Madison Wisconsin. I quit my globetroting job and started working for a local complany here. It's been about 6 months now. It all started with the talk of moving to New York. When I told my boss of my plans to leave the complany and move to New York, he asked me why. I told him that I didn't want to live in California anymore. He responded by offering me the opportunity to relocate anywhere in the counry I wanted. At company expense! I pretty quickly decided that I didn't want to live in New York while travelling for work. So, after much conscideration I decided to move to Madison Wisconsin (much much conscideration). I Sold my house in California and spent about a year working on projects overseas while having no home at all, just a series of hotel rooms. When I finally got back in the US, I stayed with my sister who lives near Madison, while I started looking for a home. After I found my home I happend to find a opportunity to work permanantly in Madison. After MUCH MUCH conscideration I left my job and took a new one here. I feel kind of bad for my previous employer, GE, but the way things all transpired to put me in Madison felt eerily like fate.  And everyone knows, you do not mess with fate.  I've been in that job for a few months now and all seems well. Of course my biggest concern is the lack of travel and new experiences on the scale I have become accustom to. I hope I don't get bored.